Moistening brush and holder



April 18, 1950 A. c. HUMMEL MOISTENING BRUSH AND HOLDER Filed Oct. 25,1945 INVENTOR. 4051/87 63 fill/"MEL. BY Maw ATTO R NEYS.

Patented Apr. 18, 195

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MOISTENIN G BRUSH AND HOLDER August 0.Hummel, Cincinnati, Ohio Application October 25, 1945, Serial No.624,368

6 Claims.

My invention relates to the provision of a piece of office equipmentwhich provides a well for containing water, a brush which is moistenedby the water, and a guide plate and support for labels or the like whichare to be moistened.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide for a support and guidefor labels to be moistened which can be swung up and down as if hinged,but can be lifted entirely away from the casing that forms the watercontainer, thus making the interior of the casing available for cleaningout or filling.

Another object of my invention is to use the support and guide as acover for the casing in storage, and during shipment and use. Anotherobject is to provide by means of the structure of the casing for a meansof supporting the moistening brush in two positions. In one of these,the support and guide will rest on the top of the brush at the elevatedportion thereof under which a label is to be slipped for moistening it.In the other of these positions the cover lies against the side of thebrush leaving its upper edge exposed for moistening the fingers orapplying the gummed edge of some article which is not of the size toslip under the elevated portion or mension. N0 parts are held togetherso that all can be cleaned separately, yet in use the parts behave as ifthey were really held together in an effective unit.

I have illustrated in the drawings an example of my invention in itspreferred form and will describe it in detail and here make reference tothe appended claims for the novelty inherent in the structure.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the device.

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a like section showing the brush, which is in storage inFigure 2 in position for moistening labels, with the cover plateproperly placed for this operation.

Figure 4 is still another like section showing the brush in position forgeneral moistening with the cover plate in the position required uponthis adjustment of the brush.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the cover plate.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the brush.

The casing of the device, as already suggested, is preferably a singlecasting having a hollow rectangular body I with a cross partition 2therein, said partition having a slot 3 therein which permits water inthe casing to communicate freely between the two parts of the casingdivided by the partition. The casing side walls are formed with internalribs 4, 5, 6 and I in this instance four in number, two located on eachside of the partition and terminating at the upper end below the upperedges of the side walls, the forward two ribs on opposite side wallsbeing somewhat longer than the other two ribs. Since the cover platerests on these ribs and the casing is slanted upwardly toward the oneend, the cover plate will lie generally parallel with the tops of thecasing walls.

The cover plate 8 is flanged on its sides at 9, the flanges beingarranged to fit into the top of the casing and rest on the tops of thefour ribs, as above noted. In the illustrated form the flanges areformed by angle iron pieces riveted or screwed to the main cover. 7integral instead. The pieces 9 extend beyond the main body of the platewhich is the label support and serve to mount on their top surfaces theguide plate portion It of the cover. The result.

of this construction is that the guide plate is..- elevated above thelabel supporting plate portion of the cover and labels laid on the mainor sup port plate portion can be slid under the guide plate portion. Alabel H is shown as being so manipulated in Figure 3. The level-of theguide plate portion is also higher than the end wall of the casing topermit passage of the label.

As shown by Figure 1 and Figure 2, when the brush is not in the casingor else is laid down flat on the median partition the cover rests inplace within the top of the casing, enclosing it.

There are two ribs l2, l2 on the rear wall of the casing which projectinwardly and serve along with the central partition to support the brushin a generally horizontal position as shown in Figure 2. The brush l3(Figure 6) may be of any desired construction, its important featurebeing its dimensions. It is preferably backed with a metal plate l3a togive it stiffness in its several positions in the device.

When it is desired to use the brush for labels (Figure 3) the coverplate is tilted upwardly, which can be done without lifting it away,since it will pivot on the two rearward supporting ribs 4 and 1, and thebrush is arranged in the easing so as to rest on the cross partition 2and abut They may be with its inner edge the two ribs l2. The coverplate is then lowered, whereupon the proportions are such that, asalready noted, the higher level guide plate will rest on the top of thebrush. A

the casing, The water is indicated at M in Figures 3'arid f. g Y When"thede'vie is to be used for general moistening, the cover is againmoved up hingedly as before, and the brush lifted and put into posi-"tion abutting the partition at its; inner: end and= resting on theforward wall of the casing at its upper end. When the cover plate is-dr'epplfi'i'i'tii')- place it will then (Figure 4) engage tl ieisideofv the brush leaving its tip available fdrn'ioistning' the fingers orthe gummed portion of som'earf-- ticle as indicated at l5 in Figure 4.

There are thus three positions of the brush, and thei itivir-telescopesinto' the top of ,tli eba'singari'd b'y' imeaiisof engagementontsnehgeson thel'side wall" ribs will move hingedly on'the'f'r'earf ribs as apivet; although itcan be lifted" off "at anytime.

beadopted,aii'dlstill obtain 'thevarious features of; the devicesflzi'ow des'ribedi Having'lthus described-in detail an my inventiomwhatIclaiin; as novel therein, and.

desire to secure'by Letters Patent, is;

it In a de'viceofth'echaracter describ'ed, acasf i ar ti e ro a me e land s ewalls toihold liquid and containing a brush, a gover for saidcasing of aismaller'width than the casing soit'may 'rest within the side-wallfs'theretjpiioi: jection's within the casing on which thecoverrests aipair of them located adjac'rit'the'rea'r wall of the casing onthe side walls thereoi,

whereby the cover may piyot on said projections as ifhinged, andprojections within said casing formingabutments forholding the brush intwo positions, one with itsfupper edgewithin the.

casingnear'the top, and the other with its-edge lappingto /er thetop-front Wall of thebasi'n'g; saidcover having a raised portion benathlwhi h labels can be guided for contact with the brush in-thevfirstiof ,its positions, the casing Tbeirigiof a cross sectionaldimension sufli cient tocontain the-brush whe'nthe latter is. inhorizontal position.

2. The'icoinbination of claim '1 in which. hie"- projections noted-forthe brush comprise efper brush is of substantia ly It is. ap arent thatvafitiorisinstructuremay, and are length" to?bniig itsbfitei dge'to thetition extending upwardly within the casing, hav''- ing passagetherethrough for flow of liquid from the two sides thereof, theproportions of the partition being such that when the brush is laidhorizontally on the partition, the cover may come down entirely withinthe casing.

3. The combination of claim 1 in which the projections noted for thebrush comprise a partitionleigten dingiupwardly within the ca r g,havii'i'gfpassag:l hei'etl iroughifo i new; quid from the "two sides"thereof, thpiiiportioris'ofthe partition being such that when the brushis laid Horizontally on the partition, the cover may come'je'citibiidlocated'so as to engage the inner end of the brush whentilted and supported on the partitiodno'tedffsaidp'artition beinglocated so as to serveas the abutment for the inner end of the brushwhen tilted to engage the forward Wall of the casing and-projectslightly therei'r-oni a 4ii rijie combination jjofciaiiiif 1 'in,whighall projections areica'stirit'o" the strueeiie ofthe" cas- 5L 'The'combination! of. 'cla1irn 1 wherein I the w th. of the casing d' dge'iofthe.firstimntionedplaterso as the M i mentioned plate maybe slipped.

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